FLC Group (FLC) remained the most active code with 12.1 million shares traded, but the share price dipped 3.57 per cent to close at VND10,800 a share.

The HNX-Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange decreased 0.1 per cent to finish the session at 84.10 points due to the lack of support from blue chips.

Trading volume also declined 20 per cent from Wednesday's level, totaling nearly 44 million shares, while the value of trades fell 10 per cent to reach VND590 billion ($27.6 million).

FLC Joint Venture Global Investment Co (KLF) again claimed the position of the most active code with 7.2 million shares, plunging 4.4 per cent to end at VND10,900 a share.

Sai Gon-Ha Noi Securities Co (SHS) rose to be among the top five most active codes in the Ha Noi market yesterday following the information that the company was ranked in the top 10 brokerage houses with the highest market shares on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange in the fourth quarter of last year. More than 2.8 million SHS shares were exchanged at the price of VND10,900 a share, up 2.83 per cent over the previous session.